Where does “wōlijan” come from?
wōlijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic wōl, from Proto-Germanic wōlaz, from Proto-Germanic wōliz, from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
wōlijan (Proto-West Germanic): to toss, to turn; to ruin, to destroy
Definitions
- to toss, to turn; to ruin, to destroy
Ancestry of “wōlijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wōl | disaster, ruin |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōlaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wōliz | disastrous, ruined |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wal(j)aną | to divistate, ruin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |